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Where did the Irish O'Mara family come from? What is the Irish O'Mara family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Mara family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Mara family history?
The name O'Mara has undergone many variations in the time that has passed since its genesis. In Gaelic it appeared as O Meadhra, which is derived from the word meadhar, which means merry.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
During the Middle Ages, attempting to record a Gaelic name in English was a daunting task. Most names were spelt by scribes solely based on how it sounded, one's name could have been recorded many different ways during the life of its bearer. Numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name O'Mara family name.Variations found include Meara, O'Mara, Mar, O'Meara and others.First found in County Tipperary, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Mara research. Another 408 words(29 lines of text) covering the year 1818 is included under the topic Early O'Mara History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name O'Mara. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Irish immigrants began to leave the English-controlled Ireland in sizable numbers during the late 18th century. Many of these Irish immigrated to British North America or the United States in the hopes of gaining their own tract of farmland. This pattern of migration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine caused a great exodus of immigrants to North America. These immigrants differed from their predecessors in that they were desperately fleeing the disease and starvation that plagued their homeland, and many were entirely destitute when they arrived in North America. Although these penniless immigrants were not warmly welcomed when they arrived, they were critical to the rapid development of the United States and what would become known as Canada. Many went to populate the western frontiers and others provided the cheap labor the new manufacturing sector and the building of bridges, roads, railways, and canals required. A thorough examination of immigration and passenger lists has revealed some of the earliest people to arrive in North America with name O'Mara or one of its variants:
O'Mara Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Daniel, James, Michael, Patrick, and William O'Mara arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860
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- Jason O'Mara (b. 1972), Irish-American actor
- Shane O'Mara, American rower
- James O'Mara (1873-1948), Irish bacon merchant and politician
- Joseph O'Mara (1864-1927), Irish opera singer, founder of the O'Mara Opera Company
- Kate O'Mara (b. 1939), English film and television actress
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Opima spolia
Motto Translation: The spoils of honour.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The O'Mara Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Mara Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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